Apparatus for creating and projecting designs



Sept.'l9, 1939. o. J. GILLULY'I APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND PROJECTING DESIGNS Filed Nov. 26, 1938 7 .6 INYENTOR.

Patented Sept. 19, 1939 PATENT OFFICE APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND PROJECT-- ING DESIGNS Olive J. Gilluly, Los Angelcs, Calif. Application November 26, 1938, Serial No. 242,491

3 Claims.

My invention relates to an apparatus for creating new and original designs out of existing articles placed in juxtaposition with means for reflecting and projecting said articles in commin- 5 gled relationship on to a screen, whereby different designs are created by moving said articles together as a unit relative to the reflecting and projecting means and by moving said articles relative to each other on the support upon which they are placed.

Among the salient objects of my invention is to provide an apparatus of the character referred to in which articles of many kinds can be used for creating the designs, such as flowers, leaves, ivory rings, ribbons, pictures and most any kind of small article which can be laid together on a support, as on a turn table similar to that used for phonograph records, whereby they can be turned to different positions bodily, or arranged in dif- 20 ferent relation to each other, said articles being of different colors and designs and when reflected in different commingled relationships produce new and original designs by reason of the reflected commingled positions of said articles.

25 Another object of my invention is to provide in such an apparatus a screen on which the reproduction is projected which is translucent, whereby it is possible to see the projected design from the rear side of the screen, or from the 30 front side, thus giving the advantage of inspecting said design from the rear of the screen for any hand work on it which may be desired, although it will be understood that the projected design on an opaque screen can be drawn or re- 35 produced on the screen by hand work while maintained on the screen by the reflecting and projecting mechanism.

Referring to the drawing accompanying this application, I have shown one general formor 40 embodiment of an apparatus which includes or embodies my invention, which is more or less diagrammatic and for the purpose of showing the relationships of the parts necessary to carry out the method involved in my invention, regardless 45 of the particular details of construction and arrangement of the housing or supporting structure.

In the drawing presented for this purpose Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a general structure which shows the different ele- 5 ments brought together in the combination to perform the function of my invention;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a plan view of a turn-table on which 55 articles can be placed to be reflected, the light broken lines indicating two mirrors in angular relationship and supported above said turn-table, said light broken lines indicating the area on said turntable within which the articles must be placed to be reflected and projected;

Figure 4 is a face view of the screen showing how the ring in said area on Fig. 3 is reflected and projected on said screen;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 in which the ring has been moved to the middle part of the triangular area and a little square has been placed at the edge of said area;

Figure 6 is a face view of the screen showing how the ring in the middle position is reproduced six times, while the square article is only reproduced three times and within three of the rings;

Figure 7 is another view of the turn-table with commingled articles placed thereon within the triangular area; and

Figure 8 is a face view of the screen showing how said commingled articles are reproduced by reflection and projection.

' Referring now in detail to the drawing, I will describe the apparatus as here illustrated for the purpose of explaining my invention, said apparatus being shown as simply as possible for the purpose of illustrating how the different elements are related to each other.

A housing of general box-like construction is shown, designated l0, having a bottom, II, and at the four sides having four extensions, as l 2, I 2, the extension in front being hinged to the body, as at l3, whereby said front extension can be swung open to afi'ord access to the interior of the body.

Rotatably mounted on the bottom, or floor ll, is a turn-table l4, shown driven by two beveled gears l5, l6, and an operating crank ll, whereby said turn table can be rotated as may be desired to change the position of the articles placed thereon relative to the position directly beneath the mir- 40 rors above.

In the extensions l2, l2, are mounted strong lights with lenses, designated as a whole I8, pivotally supported on suitable brackets l9, and positioned to direct spot light onto the turntable and the articles placed thereon, as will be understood from the showing in Figs. 1 and 2.

Suspended in the central part of said housing, above the turn-table, is a reflecting element, designated as a whole 20, and composed of two mira rors, 2|, 2|, forming a triangular body, in cross section, the front wall 22 of which is opaque or dark, and not a mirror, said reflecting element being supported above the turn-table somewhat as illustrated in Fig. 1, and in the position illustrated in Fig. 2, toward the front thereof.

Directly above said reflecting element 20, is a lens cylinder 23, in which are the lenses 24, 24, for directing the reflection of the articles on the turn-table, by the reflecting element 20, on to a reflecting mirror 25, supported at substantially forty-five degrees, and positioned to reflect the articles on the turn-table on to a screen 26, adjustably supported in a vertical position, by means of a slideway mechanism 21.

The two mirrors 2!, 2|, in the reflecting element, designated as a whole 20, are inside mirrors, their outer sides or backs being dark and opaque, as is the front wall 22 of this triangular shaped reflecting element. The mirrors 2|, 2|, it will be seen, stand at an angle to each other, less than right angles, and are positioned above the turn table I, and over the front part thereof, as will be seen in Fig. 2. The active area on the turn table is represented by the light broken lines thereon, seen in Figs. 3, 5, and 7, and the articles used for reflection and projection must be placed within this area, and the position therein determines the reproduction of said articles. These articles are designated in the drawing by the numeral 28, and the images by 28'.

In Fig. 3, there is shown an ivory ring at one side of this segmental area, and the result of this position is indicated on the screen in Fig. 4, three rings being reproduced in the angular positions shown.

In Fig. 5, there are shown an ivory ring in the center of the segmental area and a little square article at the side. In other words the turn table shown in Fig. 3 has been turned slightly to bring the little square into the area and to move the ring to the center. The result is indicated on the screen, Fig. 6, where the ring is reproduced six times, while the little square is reproduced three times and is-shown in the three rings occupying the same positions. If these articles were moved toward the center on the turn table, their positions on the screen would be corre-v spondingly changed.

In Fig. 7, the turn table has been turned slight- 1y to bring into the segmental area a little a:, positioning the ring at the left side, the square in the center and the x at the other side; We have also placed thereon a leaf in the central position, in alinement with the little square, and in Fig. 8, we have the reproduction on the screen, showing the leaf reproduced six times, as is the little square, while the ring and the x are only reproduced three times, the a: being shown within the square, and the square in the ring in three places.

These representations are as actually reproduced by the working model of the apparatus, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

We have placed on the turn table for the purpose of making illustrative patent drawings the simplest kind of articles, but the experiments with flowers miscellaneously placed within the segmental area have revealed some of the most marvelous designs one could imagine, and with the slightest turn of the turn table, these designs have been changed. Picture cards have resulted in many beautiful designs.

One of the great advantages of this invention is that opaque articles of many, many kinds can be placed on the turn table, and when the spot lights from It, I8, are lighted, they are multiplied according to their positions within the segmentalarea and are reflected from the mirror 25 on to the screen 26, where the designs can be photographed from rear or front, or can be drawn or colored to correspond with the natural colors as thrown on the screen for permanent retention.

The drawing illustrates somewhat proportionally the various cooperating parts or elements entering into the combination and their relative positions, but these can be changed within the required distances, as may be found advisable to get the best results, but the positions and proportions substantially as here illustrated, result in an apparatus which will create and project a great variety of new designs from articles placed on the support or turn table. It will be understood, of course, that the turn table is for the purpose of making it easy to change the positions of the articles bodily relative to the reflecting element 2|], and also thatthese articles can be moved and adjusted by hand relative to each other, thus making it possible to get a great number of different designs from readjustments of the articles on the support, and when articles are laid in overlapping or commingled relationship'on the support, that the designs are correspondingly changed and made more marvelous and beautiful.

I do not, therefore, limit my invention to the specific embodiment thereof, here shown and described for the purpose of illustrating and explaining the same, except as I may be limited by the hereto appended claims.

I claim:

1. In an apparatus for creating and projecting designs, a closed housing therefor, a support placed, a vertical tube-like reflecting member above and in alinement with said support and articles thereon, said reflecting member having two angularly positioned mirrors therein, extending lengthwise thereof and closed against lateral light to said mirrors, a plurality of spot lights within said housing, at opposite sides of said reflecting member and directed on to said support and articles thereon, a lens in the upper wall of said housing above said tubular reflecting member, an angularly positioned reflecting member above said lens to receive reflected images of the articles on said support through said tube-like reflecting member, and a vertical screen to receive said reflected images from said angularly positioned reflecting member.

2. In an apparatus for creating and projecting designs, a closed housing, a support therein on which design-producing articles are placed, a vertical tube-like reflecting member above and in alinement with said support and articles thereon, said reflecting member having 'two angularly positioned mirrors therein, extending lengthwise thereof, and closed across the outer edges of said mirrors, a plurality of spot lights at opposite sides of said reflecting member and directed on to said support and articles thereon, a lens in the upper part of said housing above and in alinement with said tube-like reflecting member, an angularly positioned reflecting mirror above said tube-like reflecting member to receive and reflect images of articles on said support, and a vertical receiving screen, adjustable horizontally along the axis of the light beam, whereby to receive said reflected images 'of articles on said support.

3. In an apparatus for creating and projecting designs, a housing therefor, a movable support for design producing objects within the lower part of said housing, a vertical tube like kaleidoscopic reflecting member above and in vertical alignment with said support, a projecting lens in the upper part of said housing and in alignment with the reflecting member and the support, said housing having a plurality of pairs of oppositely disposed extensions for spot lights at opposite sides of said reflecting member, spot lights mounted in each of said extensions and directed on to said support and articles thereon, one of said extensions with the spot light therein being hingedly connected to said housing to be opened as a door to give access to the inside of said housing for placing and arranging articles on said support.

OLIVE J. GILLULY. 

